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Medical emergency in the air results in death of Irish man
A flight from Melbourne to Qatar was diverted to India on Wednesday, in a desperate attempt to save an Irish man on board. The man, Raymond McMorrow, 68, is believed to have had a heart attack on board Qatar Airways flight QR 031 while in transit from Melbourne to Doha, the Qatar capital. The Qatar Airways plane landed without incident at Cochin Airport, in southern India, where an ...
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Suspect killed in Orlando has confessed to 2011 triple murders says FBI
NEW YORK A Chechen acquaintance of dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has confessed to slashing the throats of three people in a 2011 gruesome triple murder, federal law enforcement officials have said. Ibragim Todashev, who made the confession, was killed early Wednesday during a confrontation with the FBI and Massachusetts State Police in Orlando, Florida, a federal law ...
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Irish research projects to get financial help from government
The Irish government is to provide nearly 7 million euros in funding for scores of research grant. Ireland's Minister for Research and Innovation, Sean Sherlock, made the announcement on Thursday. The minister said 6.9 million euro would be put up through SFI's Technology Innovation Development Award (TIDA) programme, in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland, to cover 62 research awards. ...
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Irish biotech firm Elan rejects revised Royalty Pharma bid
DUBLIN/ WASHINGTON Ireland-based biotechnology firm Elan Thursday rejected Royalty Pharma's increased $6.4 billion takeover bid, shortly after the U.S. firm cut the acceptance bar for its latest offer to 50 percent plus one share. Royalty raised its hostile cash bid to $12.50 per share on Monday, from $11.25 previously, but made the new offer conditional on Elan shareholders rejecting, at a ...
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IMF warns UK against continuing austerity programme
LONDON - In a critique of the United Kingdom's austerity programme, the International Monetary Fund Wednesday urged the Europe's third largest economy to rebalance the policy to make the transition to a high-investment and more export-oriented economy. "The UK could boost growth by bringing forward measures already included in its fiscal plan, such as spending on infrastructure and job ...
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Suspicious object found in Belfast alert
Losing one of three connections from Belfast to Gatwick Airport is a "major disappointment" which could affect prices for passengers, an industry insider has ...
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Shatter faces confidence vote over Wallace controversy
Alan Shatter to the Dil next week. The debate will take place over two nights and follows the ongoing controversy surrounding Mr Shatter's comments about Independent TD Mick Wallace and an incident in which he himself was stopped by garda. Mr Shatter was criticised this week after he revealed during a TV debate that Mr Wallace had been spoken to by garda about using a phone while ...
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Garda to stand trial accused of using forged letter from DPP’s office
She is charged under Section 28 of the Theft and Fraud Offences Act 2001, for using a false instrument, at Bray Garda station, in Co Wicklow, on June 21st, ...
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MEP urges Coveney to access EU funds to ease fodder crisis
An Independent MEP said the Minister for Agriculture should access special EU funds to help farmers affected by the fodder crisis.Marian Harkin is strongly criticising Simon Coveney's efforts to ease the fodder situation.The North West MEP said that the Minister's pledge of EUR1m to assist farmers is completely inadequate-and she said his efforts to date are not enough."Farmers ...
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Real story on Pope Francis ignored by the media
"The 'exorcism' lasted 10 seconds. When Pope Francis arrived, he immediately rested his left hand on the young man's head and spoke with a priest standing behind the wheelchair. The young man kissed the pope's ring, suggesting that the devil was not in total control." Photograph: ...
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Varadkar those with access to garda records must respect confidentiality
The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar has said that anyone with access to garda records needs to respect confidentiality and keep them private.It follows questions in the Dil about an incident involving the Justice Minister Alan Shatter and a breathalyser test in 2011.Alan Shatter has admitted he was asked for a breath test at a routine checkpoint in 2008 or 2009, but failed to give it because he ...
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Bray garda faces trial for allegedly forging a letter from DPP
A garda based in Bray, Co Wicklow is facing trial for allegedly forging a letter from the Office of the DPP.Catherine McGowan has appeared in Dublin District court accused of using a copy of a false instrument at Bray Garda Station on June 21 2011.The 46-year-old is charged under section 28 of the 2004 Criminal Justice Theft and Fraud Offences Act.The book of evidence is due to be served on her ...
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PAC chairman suggests civil servants are leaking information
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee has suggested that civil servants may be leaking information to the media. John McGuinness's claims comes after the spending watchdog revealed yesterday that more than EUR250,000 was spent on refurbishing Deputy McGuinness's office when he was a Junior Minister. The meeting also heard that at the time, officials requested that only ...
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Hayes Shatter has done a very good job answering questions
The junior Finance Minister said the Justice Minister has answered questions about why he failed a breathalyser test at a Garda checkpoint on his way home from the Dil, but if there are further questions about the incident, he will answer them. Minister Shatter said yesterday he failed the test because he has asthma, after Independent TD Mattie McGrath raised the issue in the Dil.It is expected ...
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Progress made with Northern Ireland hardship payments
FARMERS in Northern Ireland have welcomed details of the release of 6m to help those affected by the severe snow. President of the Ulster Farmers' Union, Harry Sinclair, said he was pleased progress on the hardship package had been made 'quickly' after it was agreed by the NI Executive onMarch 28. Mr Sinclair said: "Almost 1,300 farmers in the affected areas who had fallen ...
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Cockroaches lose ‘sweet tooth’ to evade traps
For decades, people have been getting rid of cockroaches by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very ...
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Nama-funded road links N2 and N3
The route starts at Church Road close to Tyrrelstown and joins the N2 at the Cherryhound interchange. Six roundabouts have been constructed along the route to link with existing local roads and provide access points to future development ...
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Taoiseach criticises commentary on Irelands corporate tax rate
The Taoiseach has criticised much of the commentary around Ireland's corporate tax rate.Speaking at the second EU Asia conference in Dublin, Enda Kenny defended our tax regime again - after a US Senate Committee heard that Ireland had agreed a special tax rate with the computer giant Apple.The Taoiseach said the Irish tax regime is fully transparent - and hit out at reports surrounding the ...
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US child beauty pageant not telling parents to tan their kids
One of America's most controversial child beauty pageants is promising the parents of would-be Irish contestants that they do not have to put fake eyelashes and tan on their children.Texas-based "Universal Royal Beauty Pageant" will stage its first-ever show in Ireland this September.The EUR20,000 event for both girls and boys, which will see babies, toddlers and teens compete ...
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CSO reveals 85 rise in price of potatoes in just over a year
The weather is being blamed for the rising cost of potatoes. According to figures released by the Central Statistics Office, the price of the humble spud has soared by about 85% since January 2012.Irish consumers spend about EUR162m every year on potatoes. Ross Keogh from Keoghs potato farm in North Dublin says the continuing wet weather since last April is driving up the price of the ...
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McGrath calls on Shatter to publish report on breathalyser incident
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on Minister for Justice Alan Shatter to publish a garda report into a breathalyser incident in which he was involved. Picture : Matt Kavanagh/The Irish ...
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RBS and Ulster Bank apps hit by technical glitch
RBS was today scrambling to fix another embarrassing IT glitch that left customers using its popular mobile app unable to access their accounts online.Two million customers at the taxpayer-backed bank, which includes NatWest, have the app on smartphones and tablet computers, and many took to Twitter to express frustration after they were unable to use it to check their money.It follows an IT ...
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Meath granny helps in getting men locked up during break-in
Three men have been arrested and charged after a quick-thinking grandmother locked up thieves as they tried to break into her property. The drama unfolded for 64-year-old Ann Curtis from Nobber in Co. Meath when she noticed a car acting suspiciously and drive into her back yard. She drove up to the yard in her own car and saw the three men loading up tools and wheels of a jeep into their car. ...
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SF lodges complaint against BBC over SFIRA label
Sinn Fin has lodged a formal complaint with the BBC after the party's Education Minister in Northern Ireland John O'Dowd was designated a spokesman for SF/IRA during an appearance on Question Time last night.The label was part of the floor plan which was pinned to a camera.Mr O'Dowd said for the BBC to adopt the SF/IRA tag 20 years into a peace process is beyond belief.He is ...
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Yet more woe for Irish Pension Managed Funds
Irish Pension Managed Funds recorded a negative return of four per cent for the month of November 2008, a continuation of its downward trend, although there are signs of stability, says Hewitt Associates. The global human resources services company has released its monthly Hewitt Managed Fund index, an indicator of Irish Pension Managed Fund performance. After a worrying start to ...
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Is Ireland living beyond its means?
Ireland is highly developed and has experienced rapid and constant economic growth in the last few decades, with many calling the country the Celtic Tiger. But recent events in the world economy and the financial situation of Europe may mean changes are afoot for the Tiger.
Ireland is one of the most developed countries in the world and has a high tax high government service economic model, it has for the last few decades substantially reduced the socio-economic inequalities in the economy and had a Gini coefficient score of 30.1 in 2000 while The Economist says we have the best quality of life in the world. This has come at a cost though, government deficits are running at over 10% of GDP, public debt accounts for over 40% of all revenue generated in the economy and the Irish population has a debt level, in relation to disposable income, that is the highest in the developed world – our personal debt in 190% more than our disposable income. All this begs the question, are we living within our means or is Ireland’s economic model unsustainable? Read more
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